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TOPICALSTUDIES

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Topical Studies on the Message

Second Quarter, 1912

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INTRODUCTORY NOTE.— The lessons for this quarter are a con-

tinuation of the topical studies begun the first quarter of the

year. Although the subjects are familiar, our faith will be

strengthened, and our hearts refreshed, as we study again God's

word for the evidences of our faith. We should be ready at all

times to give "a reason of the hope" that is in us. These lessons

should be helpful in grounding our faith a little more firmly in

the blessed truths of the third angel's message. That this may

be realized, let diligent study be given each topic.

LESSON I — The Nature of Man

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LESSON HELPS: "Patriarchs and Prophets," pages 44-47;

"Early Writings," old edition, part 3, pages 19, 20; new edition,

pages 147-149;

Sabbath School Worker.

Questions

THE CREATION OF MAN

What inspired instruction has been given con-

cerning the origin of man ? In whose image was man

formed ? Gen. 2 : 7 ; 1: 27.

Where was man placed ? Gen. 2 : 15.

What command was given Adam and Eve'? How

were they warned against disobedience ? Gen. 2 : 16,

17. Note 1.

THE FALL

What was the result of disobeying God and eat-

ing the forbidden fruit? Gen. 3 : 17-19. Note 2.

Who brought life and immortality within the

reach of man? What did Christ abolish in order to

accomplish this ? 2 Tim. 1: 10.

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' 6. To whom only is ascribed inherent immortality?

1 Tim. 1: 17 ; 6 : 16. Compare

Job 4 : 17. NOte 3.

ETERNAL LIFE THE GIFT OF GOD

How is eternal life obtained? Rom. 6 : 23 ; 5 : 19.

How is this gift received ? 1 John 5 : 11, 12 ; John

3 : 36.

Through what glorious event has man hope of a

resurrection from the dead? 1 Cor. 15 : 20-23.

10.

When will immortality be bestowed upon the

believer? How quickly will the change from mortality

to immortality be made ? To what two classes does this

change come ? Verses 51, 52.

11.

How is this change described ? Verse 53.

12.

What will then have been brought to pass ?

What shout Of victory will be heard ? Verses 54, 55.

13.

What among other things are God's people • ex-

horted to seek ? Rom. 2 : 7. What does this prove ?

IMMORTALITY ONLY THROUGH CHRIST

14.

How only can eternal life be obtained by sin-

ful man ? John 10 : 27, 28 ; Acts 4 : 12.

15.

What blessing is promised to those who accept

Christ ? John 4 : 13, 14 ; 6 : 53, 54. Note 4.

Notes

If they had been created immortal, it is certain the Lord

would not have said, "In. the day that thou eatest thereof thou

shalt surely die."

It should be observed that God is now addressing the same

man, or "living soul," mentioned in Gen. 2:7. He says of him,

"For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

The original word here rendered "immortal" occurs in

six other instances in the New Testament, each time being ren-

dered "incorruptible," or its equivalent. Greenfield's Greek Lexi-

con defines this word: " Incorruptible, immortal, imperishable,

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undying, enduring." The word is found in the following texts:

1 Tim. 1:17; Rom. 1:23; 1 Cor. 9:25; 15:52; 1 Peter 1:4, 23;

3:4.

4. The hope that man by some merit of his own, through an

inherent principle of life, will in some manner reach the immortal

state, and live forever, is shattered by these words of the Son of

God: "Ye shall . . . die in your sins." This is the exact op-

posite of that original falsehood Satan told in Eden, and has since

restated in a thousand false religions, "Ye shall not surely die."

Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Theosophy, Christian Science,

and Spiritualism all have for their tap-root the dogma of human

immortality. Were it not for this fetish of human immortality,

not one of these baneful and false religions would ever hive

been possible.

LESSON II --'Man's Condition in Death

APRIL 13, 1912

LESSON HELPS:

"Christ's Object Lessons," pages 260-267;

Sabbath School Worker.

Questions

What passed upon all men as a result of sin ?

Rom. 5 : 12.

From what is the man alienated who is separated

from Christ? Eph. 4: 17, 18.

What is death called ? John 11.: 11-13 ; Matt.

9 : 24.

During the time of sleep where does man wait ?

Job 17 : 13.

How long must he wait in the grave? Job 14:

12. Compare John 5: 28, 29.

During this time what is said of his knowledge

concerning the affairs of earth ? Job 14 : 20, 21.

How is his utter unconsciousness described ? Ps.

146 : 4 ; Eccl. 9: 5, 6.

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CHRIST'S DEATH

What testimony is borne concerning the death of

Christ ? 1 Cor. 15 : 3; Is'a. 53 : 5, 8; John 19 : 28-30.

What deep significance is attached to His death ?

Isa. 53 : 12.

10.

From what was Jesus exempt? Ps. 16 : 10;

Acts 2 : 30, 31.

11.

What blessed hope for us was involved in Jesus'

coming forth from the tomb ? 1 Cor. 15 : 20-23.

12.

When Jesus arose from the tomb what did He

bring with Him? Rev. 1 : 17, 18.

13.

What was brought to light through the gospel?,

2 Tim. 1: 9, 10. Note 1.

14.

What hope therefore lightens the darkness of

the tomb ? 1 Thess. 4 : 13, 14.

15.

What will satisfy the patriarch David? Ps.

17 : 15. What assurance have we that he has not as-

cended to heaven ? Acts 2 : 29, 34.

16.

To what time did folloWers of the Lord look

forward to meet their loved ones fallen in death? John

11 : 23, 24.

17.

How did Isaiah speak of this same time? Isa.

26:19.

18.

When did Paul expect to receive his reward ?

Who besides him would receive their reward at the same

time? 2 Tim. 4 : 6-8.

19.

Whose voice alone can awaken the dead? John

5 : 28, 29; 1 Thess. 4: 16-18. Note 2.

Notes

1. There is a distinction to be made between eternal life and

immortality. He who receives Christ by faith thdreby lays hold

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upon "that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was

manifested unto us," and so Jesus said, "He that believeth on

Me hath everlasting, life" (John 6:47) ; but that which is thus

acquired by faith is retained only by faith. After immortality

has been put on at the second coming of Christ, the eternity of

being is fully assured. This was the purpose in view in the gift

of Christ to take upon Himself humanity.

2. "Wherefore comfort one another with these words." That

our loved ones are not troubled by the harrowing scenes of this

life; that they are unconscious of what is transpiring about us,

like one asleep; that to them, if saved, the next moment will be

the greeting of their Saviour, never more to be separated from

Him,— to believe thus, as the Scriptures so plainly teach, is not

a comfortless, cheerless hope.

LESSON III — The Judgment

APRIL 20, 1912

LESSON HELPS : "Christ's Object Lessons," pages 312-319;

Sabbath School Worker.

Questions

What impressive scene-was shown to Daniel in

vision? Dan. 7 : 9, 10.

What did Paul say as to an appointed time of the

judgment? Acts 24: 25; 17: 31. Note 1.

What world-wide message announces the judg-

ment? Rev. 14: 6, 7. Note 2.

When the judgment begins, what are opened?

From what are the dead judged? Rev. 20 : 12.

What is written in the "book of life" ? Ex. 32 :

31-33; Rev. 22: 19. What in " the books"? Eecl. 12 :

14; 5: 6. Note 3.

Who minister to the Lord in the judgment? Dan.

7 : 10; Rev. 4 : 4.

When the investigative judgment is finished, and

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the subjects of Christ's kingdom are determined, what

announcement is made ? Rev. 22 : 11.

What then takes place ? Rev. 22:12; 1 Thess.

4 : 16, 17.

How long will the saints reign with Christ in

heaven? During this time what will they be doing?

Rev. 20 : 4 ; 1 Cor. 6: 2, 3.

10.

Who executes the decisions reached during the

thousand years ? John 5 : 26, 27.

11.

What acknowledgment will finally be made by

all whose lives have passed in review before God? Isa.

45 : 23 ; Phil. 2 : 9-11. Note 4.

12.

By what is every life tested in the investigative

judgment? Eccl. 12 : 13, 14; Rom. 2 : 12, 16. Note 5.

Notes

That the judgment was still future in Paul's time is evident

in that when he stood before Felix he reasoned of "righteousness,

temperance, and judgment

come." Acts 24:25. But notwith-

standing this appointed "day," or time, for judgment, then future,

Paul so spoke of its solemn scenes as to cause the wicked, time-

serving Roman governor before whom he spoke, to tremble. This

being true, how we should sense the importance of the time in

which we now live,— it being that very time, or "day," to which

Paul alluded.

It will be noticed that when the time comes for this message

to go to the world proclaiming the judgment, the announcement

is, The hour of His judgment is come." This investigative

judgment is the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary, which was

typified by the day of atonement in the yearly round of the earthly

sanctuary. This "hour" of God's judgment, by a very sure line

of prophecy, is shown to have begun in 1844. At this time Christ

passed from the holy apartment of the heavenly sanctuary into

the most holy, and "the judgment was set, and the books were

opened." See Dan. 9:24-27. Thus the time for the judgment to

begin is made clear. For nearly threescore years and ten this

solemn review of men's lives has been going on by the Judge of

all the earth, who, the psalmist declares, "shall judge the world in

righteousness." Ps. 9:7, 8.

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3: The "book of life" doubtless contains the names of those

stvhp ,by faith have laid hold of eternal life. But it is possible for

a.-,name once entered to be blotted out. Ex. 32:33. It is the

most desirable of all things that our names be written and re-

tained in this book. Luke 10:20; Rev. 3:5.

Before their destruction the scenes in Christ's life and

death will be vividly portrayed before the wicked.'

"The whole wicked world stand arraigned at the bar of God,

on the charge of high treason against the government of heaven.

They have none to plead their cause; they are without excuse;

and the sentence of eternal death is pronounced against them.

''It is now evident to all that the wages of sin is not noble

independence and eternal life, but slavery, ruin, and death. The

wicked see what they have forfeited by their life of rebellion.

The far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory was despised

when offered them; but how desirable it now appears. 'All this,'

cries the lost soul, 'I might have had; but I chose to put these

things far from me. 0, strange infatuation! I have exchanged

peace, happiness, and honor, for wretchedness, infamy, and de-

spair.' All see that their exclusion from heaven is just. By

their lives they have declared, `We will not have this Jesus to

reign over us.'

"—"Great Controversy," page 668.

The work of judgment which began 'in 1844, must continue

until the cases of all are decided, both of the living and the dead;

hence it will extend to the close of human probation. That men

may be prepared to stand in the judgment, the message commands

them to fear God, and give glory to Han," and worship Him

that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of

waters.' The result of an acceptance of these messages is given

in the words, 'Here are they that keep the commandments of

God, and the faith of Jesus.' In order to be prepared for the

judgment, it is necessary that men should keep the law of Cod.

That law will be the standard of character in the judgment."

— Id., page 436.

LESSON IV — The Resurrection

APRIL 27

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1912

LESSON HELPS:

Early Writings," old edition, part 3, pages

145-148, 151-153; new edition, pages 285-288, 292-294;

Sabbath

School Worker.

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Questions

What passed upon all men because of sin? Rom.

5 : 12.

What is man's condition in death ? Job 14 : 12 ;

Ps. 146 : 3, 4.

What question was asked long ago concerning the

dead ? What answer is given ? Job 14 : 14, 15 ; Isa.

26 : 19.

How much depends upon the resurrection?

1 Cor. 15: 16-18. Note 1.

What did Jesus declare to be the will of God ?

John 6: 39, 40.

By whose voice will the dead be awakened John

5 : 28, 29. In what other language does Jesus express

the same important truth ? John 11 : 25.

What two distinct classes are known in this life?

Eccl. 3: 17. How are these classes spoken of in connec-

tion with the resurrection ? Acts 24 : 14, 15.

In connection with what event are the righteous

awakened from their sleep ? 1 Thess. 4 : 16 ; 1 Cor. 15 :

23. Note 2.

With what body do they come from the grave?

1 Cor. 15: 44. Note 3.

10.

After whose likeness are these resurrected ones

fashioned ? Phil. 3 : 20, 21.

11.

How long a time intervenes between the first and

second resurrections ? Rev. 20 : 5, 6.

12.

Whose spirit actuates those who come up in the

second resurrection ? Rev. 20 : 7-9. To what are they

raised ? John 5 : 29. Note 4.

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13.

What is the portion of those whose names are not

found written in the book of life? Rev. 20: 15; 21 : 8.

14.

To what time have the people of God through

past ages looked for their reward? John 11: 23, 24.

15.

On coming forth from their graves how long are

the saints to live ? With whom are they to dwell ? Luke

20 : 35, 36; John 14 : 1-3.

16.

What is said of their glorious reign in the king-

dom ? Dan. 7 : 27 ; Matt. 13 : 43.

17.

From what will the overcomer be delivered ?

Rev. 2 : 11.

18.

What is the last enemy to be destroyed ? 1 Cor.

15 : 26; Rev. 20 : 14. Note 5.

Notes

All the dead would remain in their graves forever were it

not that Christ died and rose again. For if He be not risen,

then there can be no resurrection of the dead. But the blessed

truth that there shall be a resurrection, because Jesus actually

died and rose again (Rev. 1:18), brings life within reach of

every lost son and daughter of Adam, and makes the plan of

eternal life through Him forever sure. John 14:19; Acts 2:24.

"Amid the reeling of the earth, the flash of lightning; and

the roar of thunder, the voice of the Son of God calls forth the

sleeping saints. He looks upon the graves of the righteous, then

raising His hands to heaven He cries, Awake, awake, awake, ye

that sleep in the dust, and arise!' Throughout the length and

breadth of the earth, the dead shall hear that voice; and they

that hear shall live. And the whole earth shall ring with the tread

of the exceeding great army 'of every nation, kindred, tongue, and

people. From the prison-house of death they come, clothed with

immortal glory, crying, 0 death, where is thy sting'? 0 grave,

where is thy victory'!"

"—"Great Controversy," page 644.

"All come forth from their graves the same in stature as

when they entered the tomb. Adam, who stands among the risen

throng, is of lofty height and majestic form, in stature but little

below the Son of God. He presents a marked contrast to the

people of later generations; in this one respect is shown the great

degeneracy of the race. But all arise with the freshness and

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vigor of eternal youth.. . . All blemishes and deformities are

left in the grave. Restored to the tree of life in the long-lost

Eden, the redeemed will 'grow up' to the full stature of the race

in its primeval glory."—

Id., pages 644, 645.

"Then Jesus and all the retinue of holy angels, and all

the redeemed saints, left the city. The angels surrounded their

Commander, and escorted Him on His way, and the train of re-

deemed saints followed. Then, in terrible, fearful majesty, Jesus

called forth the wicked dead; and they came up with the same

feeble, sickly bodies that went into the grave. What a spectacle!

What a scene! At the first resurrection all came forth in immortal

bloom; but at the second the marks of the curse are visible on all."

"As they come forth from their graves, they resume the cur-

rent of their thoughts where it ceased in death." " Then I saw

that Satan again commenced his work. He passed around among

his subjects and made the weak and feeble strong, and told them

that he and his angels were powerful. He pointed to the countless

millions who had been raised." "Then he looks over the vast

army, and tells them that the company in the city is small and

feeble, and that they can go up and take it, and cast out its

inhabitants, and possess its riches and glory themselves. Satan

succeeds in deceiving them, and all immediately begin to prepare

themselves for battle."—"Early

Writings," old edition, part 3,

pages 151-153; new edition, pages 292, 293.

What a glorious triumph it will be when death shall for-

ever be destroyed! Satan and his host of evil angels also perish

in the same lake of fire. Matt. 25:41. This is the second death,

from which there is no resurrection. It is from this that the

saved have been redeemed by the death of the precious Son of

God. Then begins the glorious reign of the saints with Christ,

in the newly-created earth, untainted by the curse of sin, the

home of the redeemed throughout eternity. Glorious inheritance!

LESSON V — The Ministry of Angels

MAY 4, 1912

LESSON HELPS: "Early Writings," old edition, part 1, pages

31-33; part 3, pages 21-24; new edition, pages 39, 40, 149-153;

Sabbath School Worker.

Questions

1. Whom did John see and hear about God's throne

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in heaven ? What is said of the number of the angels?

Rev. 5 : 11,. 12.

By whom were the angels brought into existence?

Col. 1 : 16. Note 1.

What ministry has been appointed them ? Heb.

1 : 14 ; Ps. 103 : 20, 21.

In what form have angels appeared to men? Gen.

18 2 ; 19 : 1-3, 16 ; Acts 1': 10.

Give illustrations of their power. 2 Kings 19 : 35 ;

Luke 1: 18-20.

How have angels helped the people of God in times

of distress? Dan. 3 : 24-26 ; 6 : 22.

How have they delivered God's senm tts in

trouble? Acts 5 : 17-19 ; 12 : 5-10.

What interest is shown by the angels when sin-

ners turn to the Lord? Luke 15 : 10. Note 2.

How did Christ speak of the ministry of angels ?

Matt. 18 : 10. How is the rapidity of their movements

described? Dan. 9 : 20-23.

10.

What comforting promise is given for those who

trust and fear the Lord? Ps. 34: 6, 7; 91 : 9-11.

11.

When Jesus appears the second time who will

accompany Him? Matt. 25 : 31.

12.

What part will the angels act when the Lord

calls from their graves His sleeping saints? Matt. 24:

31. Note 3.

Notes

1. Angels are created beings. The. Son of God being the One

by whom the Father spoke all things into existence (John 1:1-3),

it is evident that the Son Himself existed prior to the highest

order of heavenly angels. Col. 1:15, 17. It is reasonable that

angels, as well as man, should worship the Son who was associated

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with the Father in their creation. This they do, by the command

of the Father. Heb. 1:6.

"I have seen the tender love that God has for His people,

and it is very great. I saw angels over the saints with their

wings spread about them. Each saint had an attending angel. If

the saints wept through discouragement, or were in danger, the

angels that ever attended them would fly quickly upward to carry

the tidings, and the angels in the city would cease to sing. Then

Jesus would commission another angel to descend to encourage,

watch over, and try to keep them from going out of the narrow

path; but if they did not take heed to the watchful care of these

angels, and would not be comforted by them, but continued to go

astray, the angels would look sad and weep. They would bear the

tidings upward, and all the angels in the city would weep."—

"Early Writiolgs," old edition, part 1, page 31; new edition,

page 39.

"Angels 'gather together the elect from the four winds,

from one end of heaven to the other.' Little children are borne

by holy angels to their mothers' arms. Friends long separated

by death are united, nevermore to part, and with songs of glad-

ness ascend together to the city of God."—"Great

Controversy,"

page 645.

LESSON VI—Spiritualism; Evil' Angels and

Their Work

MAY 11, 1912

LESSON HELPS: "Early Writings," old edition, part 3, pages

124-128; new edition, pages 262-266; "Great Controversy," pages

495-498;

Sabbath School Worker.

Questions

What falsehood has furnished the foundation for

Spiritualism ? Gen. 3 : 4. Note 1.

What does the Scripture teach concerning those

who are dead ? Eccl. 9 : 5, 6.

Then by what agency must the wonders of Spir-

itualism be wrought ? Rev. 16 : 14.

What did Jesus say regarding the casting down

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of Satan? Luke 10: 18. Who were cast down with him?

Rev. 12 : 7-9.

Before his fall what position did Satan occupy in

heaven? Eze. 28 : 14, 15. What is said of his wisdom ?

Verses 3, 12. Note 2.

In what way do fallen angels receive worship ?

1 Cor. 10: 19-21.

What - is Satan able to do ? 2 Cor. 11: 14, 15.

Note 3.

What has the Spirit revealed would take place in

the last days? 1 Tim. 4 : 1, 2.

How did fallen angels seek to hinder the work

of Christ ? Luke 8:27-29. Of Paul? Acts 16: 16-18.

Note 4.

10.

Against whom are Satan and his angels especially

to war ? Rev. 12: 17. What is the testimony of Jesus ?

Rev. 19 :10.

11.

To what are the fallen angels reserved? Jude

6 ; 2 Peter 2 : 4.

12.

What shows that they are aware of this? Matt.

8 : 28, 29 ; Rev. 12 : 12.

13.

At the time of their judgment, when punishment

is to be decided upon, who will take part? 1 Cor. 6:

2, 3.

14.

What fate awaits the devil and his angels? Matt.

25 : 41; Rev. 20 : 7-9.

15.

What prophecy will then have been fulfilled?

Mal. 4: 1. Note 5.

16.

What shall not arise the second time? Nahum

1: 9.

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Notes

Spiritualism.—"

The belief that the spirits of the dead in

various ways communicate with and manifest their presence to

men, usually through the agency of a person called a medium."

— Standard Dictionary.

''The deification of the dead has held a prominent place in

nearly every system of heathenism, as has also the supposed com-

munion with the dead. The gods were believed to communicate

their will to men, and also, when consulted, to give them counsel.

Of this character were the famous oracles of Greece and Rome.

"The belief in communion with the dead is still held, even in

professedly Christian lands. • Under the name of Spiritualism,

the practise of communicating with beings claiming to be the=

spirits of the departed, has become wide-spread. It is calculated

to take bold of the sympathies of those who have laid their loved

ones in the grave. Spiritual beings sometimes appear to persons

in the form of their deceased friends, and relate incidents con-

nected with their lives, and perform acts which they performed

while living. In this way they lead men to believe that their

dead friends are angels, hovering over them, and communicating

with them. Those who thus assume to be the spirits of the de-

parted, are regarded with a certain idolatry, and with many their

word has greater weight than the word of

God."—"Patriarchs

and Prophets," pages 684, 685.

Having been created perfect in wisdom and beauty, when

the evil thought entered Lucifer's heart to be like God (Isa.

14:12-14), to be worshiped, his great wisdom was perverted to

work ruin. This is further proved by his being able to deceive

a host of the angels in heaven itself into the belief that his cause

was just and right.

"Leaving his place in the immediate presence of God, Lucifer

went forth to diffuse the spirit of discontent among the angels.

. . . Since their natures were holy, he urged that the angels

should obey the dictates of their own will. He sought to ,create

sympathy for himself, by representing that God had dealt un-

justly with him in bestowing supreme honor upon Christ. He

claimed that in aspiring to greater power and honor he was not

aiming at self-exaltation, but was seeking to secure liberty for

all the inhabitants of heaven, that by this means they might

attain to a higher state of existence."—"Great

Controversy,"

page 495.

The angels were deceived upon the point of supposing that Lu-

cifer aimed to attain for

them

a "higher state of existence." And

it was upon this same point Eve was lured into disobedience and

sin. "Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil," was Satan's

word to her in Eden. And thousands through modern Spiritualism

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are deceived into believing the highest law they are to know is

the desire of their own hearts,— Christ, God's laws, and the Bible

being set aside as standing in the way of man's highest develop-

ment.

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"Satan has power to bring before us the appearance of

forms purporting to be our relatives or friends who sleep in

Jesus. It will be made to appear as if these friends were actually

present; the words they uttered while here, with which we were

familiar, will be spoken, and the same tone of voice that they had

while living, will fall upon the ear. . . . The people of God must

be prepared to withstand these spirits with the Bible truth that

the dead know not anything, and that they who thus appear are

the spirits of devils."—"Early

Writings," old edition, part 3,

page 124; new edition, page 262.

Not always do the greatest deceptions come by way of op-

position, but frequently by assumed sympathy. Clothed in angel

robes, with subdued tones and apparent interest for the tempted

and tried one, the tempter approaches with his allurements. Thus

he approached Jesus in the wilderness. Souls are thus thrown off

their guard, and Satan can the more surely fasten them in his

deception.

"Satan and his angels suffered long. Satan bore not only

the weight and punishment of his own sins, but also of the sins

of the redeemed host, which had been placed upon him; and he

must also suffer for the ruin of souls which he had caused."

"Said the angel, 'Satan is the root, his children are the branches.

They are now consumed root and branch. They have died an

everlasting death. They are never to have a resurrection, and

God will have a clean universe.'

"—"Early Writings," old edi-

tion, part 3, page 154; new edition, pages 294, 295.

LESSON VII — Conversion

MAY 18, 1912

LESSON HELPS: "Steps to Christ," chapter "Faith and Ac-

ceptance;"

Sabbath School Worker.

Questions

What did Jesus teach concerning the importance

of conversion 7 Matt. 18 : 2, 3. Note 1.

In what trouble are all involved ? Rom. 3 : 10, 23.

What is sin ? 1 John 3 : 4.

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By what agency is the sinner convicted of sin ?

John 16 : 7, 8.

Through what does the Holy Spirit convince of

transgression ? Rom. 7: 9, 13.

When the sinner is under conviction of wrong, has

he power himself to turn to obedience ? Rom. 7 : 18 ;

8 : 7, 8. Note 2.

How does the deliverance come ? Rom. 5 : 8; 8:

3, 4.

What is the first step away from sin? Acts 2:

37, 38.

With repentance for sin, how does the sinner lay

hold of salvation from it ? Acts 20 : 21.

10.

What is our part in securing pardon ? What is

Christ's part ? Who does the cleansing ? 1 John 1: 9.

11.

What word is used in Scripture to describe the

work done for the repentant sinner who lays hold of

Christ by faith? Acts 3: 19, first part; Matt. 18 : 3.

12.

What change is involved in conversion? Eze.

36 : 26.

13.

What are some of the excuses put forth for re-

fusing to follow the call of the Lord ? Luke 14 : 16-20;

Matt.

Mat

22 : 2-13. Note 3.

14.

How did Jesus describe this divine transforma-

tion ? John 3 : 3.

15.

Who may receive this new birth from above?

Verse 16.

16.

What change will be seen in the converted life ?

Matt. 3: 8 ; Gal. 5 : 22, 23. Note 4.

17.

What invitation does Jesus still give to those who

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have tried to work righteousness in their own strength ?

Matt. 11: 28-30.

Notes

"Education, culture, the exercise of, the will, human effort,

all have their proper sphere, but here they are powerless. They

may produce an outward correctness of behavior, but they can

not change the heart; they can' not purify the springs of life.

There must be a power working from within, a new life from

above, before men can be changed from sin to holiness. That

power is Christ. His grace alone can quicken the lifeless faculties

of the soul, and attract it to God, to holiness."—"Steps

Christ," chapter "The Sinner's Need of Christ."

"None are so vile, none have fallen so low, as to be beyond

the working of this power. In all Who will submit themselves to

the Holy Spirit a new principle of life is to be implanted; the

lost image of God is to be restored in humanity.

"But man can not transform himself by the exercise of his

will. He possesses no power by which this change can be effected.

The leaven — something wholly from without — must be put into

the meal before the desired change can be wrought in it. So the

grace of God must be received by the sinner before he can be

fitted for the kingdom of glory. All the culture and education

which the world can give, will fail of making a degraded child

of sin a child of heaven. The renewing energy must come from

God. The change can be made only by the Holy Spirit. All

who would be saved, high or low, rich or poor, must submit to

the working of this

power."—"Christ's Object Lessons," pages

96, 97.

"They agreed in spirit and motive, while they differed in

the form of excuse. They had accepted the invitation when re-

mote, when it did not call upon them to take any action or give

up any pleasure, but refused it when a decision must be made;

just as men now want to go to heaven, and enter the pearly gates,

and be saints and martyrs even; yet when the test time comes they

are unwilling to accept the conditions, to do the deeds, to take up

the cross, which are the necessary conditions."—Peloubet's

Notes.

"As the sinner, drawn by the power of Christ, approaches

the uplifted cross, and prostrates himself before it, there is a

new creation. A new heart is given him. He 'becomes a new

creature in Christ Jesus. Holiness finds that it has nothing more

to require. God Himself is 'the justifier of him which believeth in

Jesus.' And whom He justified, them He also glorified.' Great

as is the shame and degradation through sin, even greater will be

the honor and exaltation through redeeming love. To human

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beings striving for conformity to the divine image there is im-

parted an outlay of heaven's treasure, an excellency of power,

that will place them higher than even the angels who have never

fallen."—"Christ's Object Lessons," page 163.

LESSON VIII — Baptism

MAY 25, 1912

LESSON HELPS:

"Desire of Ages," chapter entitled "The

Baptism; "

Sabbath School Worker.

Questions

Just before leaving the eleven on Mount Olivet,

what instruction did Jesus give the apostles ? Matt.

28 : 19, 20.

How had ,He already set the example ? Matt.

3: 13-15. Note 1.

ITS SIGNIFICANCE

What was the burden of John's message? Mark

1 : 4, 5.

What should precede baptism ? Mark 16 : 16 ;

Acts 2: 38. Note 2.

THE TIME

At what time in the believer's experience is bap-

tism proper ? Acts 22 : 16. Compare Gal. 6 : 14. Note 3.

With whom is the believer buried in baptism?

What should chafacterize the after-life? By what act

of the believer is Christ's resurrecti@n commemorated?

Rom. 6: 4, 5. Note 4.

When Paul and Silas had preached Jesus to the

jailer at Philippi, what followed ? Acts 16 : 32, 33.

S. Following Peter's sermon at Pentecost how many

believed on Jesus, and were baptized Acts 2 : 41.

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THE MODE

When Philip had preached Jesus to the Ethiopian

eunuch, what did this new believer request ? Acts 8 : 36.

10.

What command was given? What did Philip

and the eunuch do ? What did Philip do ? What next

took place? Verses 38, 39. Note 5.

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11.

What should be the experience of the baptized

believer? Col. 3 : 1-3. Note 6.

12.

What was manifested in Christ's resurrection?

2 Cor. 13 : 4.

13.

What power is it the privilege of the baptized

believer to know ? Phil. 3 : 10 ; Eph. 1: 18-20. Note 7.

Notes

"Among the multitudes that had gathered about him at

the Jordan, John bad heard dark tales of crime, and had met

souls bowed down with the burden of myriad sins; but never had

he come in contact with a human being from whom there breathed

an influence so divine. All this was in harmony with what had

been revealed to John regarding the Messiah. Yet he shrank

from granting the request of Jesus. How could he, a sinner,

baptize the Sinless One? And why should He who needed no

repentance submit to a rite that was a confession of guilt to be

washed away?

"As Jesus asked for baptism, John drew back, exclaiming,

I have need to be baptized of Thee, and comest Thou to me?'

With firm yet gentle authority, Jesus answered, 'Suffer it to be

so now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.' And

John, yielding, led the Saviour down into the Jordan, and buried

Him beneath the water."—"Desire

of Ages," pages 110, 111.

Genuine faith in Christ as the Saviour from sin precedes

baptism. Baptism follows as an outward expression of the faith

already in the heart.

When death overtakes an individual, burial follows. It

would be a very sad thing to be buried alive. Likewise when the

old man, the world's affections and lusts, is crucified, then burial

into _the watery grave with Jesus should take place. Ananias

said to Paul, who for three days had fasted and prayed and con-

fessed his sins to God, "Why tarriest thou? arise, and be bap-

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tized." It was time now for him to be buried; for he had re-

nounced his past sinful life. When we have turned away from

sin and the old man is dead, we should then be buried in the

watery grave. It is a sad thing for the church, and the indi-

vidual as well, to bury the "old man"

alive.

Jesus did not leave two memorials for one event. If, there-

fore, baptism commemorates His resurrection, it is evident that

there is

no need

for the setting apart of the first day of the week

to commemorate His resurrection, the day upon which He rose

from the grave.

The Bible presents one baptism. Paul says, "We are

buried

with Him by baptism into death." Rom. 6:4. When anything

is buried it is covered up, put out of sight. The dead are

buried

beneath the ground,

covered up and so hidden from view. Like-

wise to follow Jesus into death, into the grave by baptism, the

candidate must be

buried beneath the water,

hidden from view,

or there can be no significance whatever to the ordinance

"Those who have put on Christ by baptism, by this act

showing their separation from the world, and that they have

covenanted to walk in newness of life, should not set up idols

in their hearts. Those who have once rejoiced in the evidence of

sins forgiven, who have tasted a Saviour 's love, and who then

persist in uniting with the foes of Christ, rejecting the perfect

righteousness that Jesus offers them, and choosing the ways

that He has condemned, will be more severely judged than the

heathen who have never had the light, and have never known God

or His law. Those who refuse to follow the light which God has

given them, choosing the amusements, vanities, and follies of the

world, and refusing to conform their conduct to the just and holy

requirements of God's law, are guilty of the most aggravating

sins in the sight of

God."—"Testimonies for the Ciwurch," vol-

ume 3, pages 365, 366.

"Do

you ask, 'How am I to abide in Christi"— In the

same way as you received Him at first. 'As ye have therefore

received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him.' The just

shall live by faith.' You gave yourself to God, to be His wholly,

to serve and obey Him, and you took Christ as your Saviour.

You could not yourself atone for your sins or change your heart;

but having given yourself to God, you believed that He, for

Christ's sake, did all this for you. By faith you became Christ's,

and by faith you are to grow up in Him,— by giving and taking.

You are to give all,— your heart, your will, your service,— give

yourself to Him to obey all His requirements; and you must take

all,— Christ, the fulness of all blessing, to abide in your heart,

to be your strength, your righteousness, your everlasting helper,

— to give you power to

obey."—"Steps to Christ,' chapter

"Growing Up into Christ."

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LESSON IX — The Ordinances

JUNE 1, 1912

LESSON HELPS: "Desire of Ages," chapter seventy-two;

Sabbath School Worker.

Questions

In coming into the world what position did the

Son of God voluntarily choose? Phil. 2: 6, 7.

In His teaching how did Jesus state this principle

of His life? Matt. 20: 28. Note 1.

As viewed by the world, which is considered the

greater, the one that ministers, or the one ministered

to ? Luke 22 : 27.

As viewed by heaven which class is regarded the

greater? Matt. 20 : 25-27 ; Luke 22: 26.

Instead of recognizing the true greatness of un-

selfish ministry for others, for what were the disciples

striving? Mark 9: 33, 34; Luke 22: 24. Note 2.

Name some of the ways in which Jesus served

the people. Matt. 11: 2-6. Compare Acts 10: 38.

The night before Jesus was crucified, what ordi-

nance did He institute to keep before His followers this

principle of unselfish service? John 13: 3-5. What did

Peter say? What was Jesus' reply? Verses 6-11.

When Jesus sat down again, what did He say?

Verses 12-15. Note 3.

With what words did Jesus point out the true at-

titude His followers should maintain? Verses 16, 17.

10.

After washing His disciples' feet what did Jesus

do?

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11.

As He gave them the cup what did He say ?

Verses 27, 28.

12.

In eating the broken bread and drinking of the

cup what is kept in mind? How long is this memorial

to be in force ? 1 Cor. 11: 26. Note 4.

13.

By what are we reconciled to God ? By what

saved ? Rom. 5 : 10.

14.

What is the result when one partakes of this

bread and wine not discerning the body of Christ ? 1

Cor. 11 : 27-29. Note 5.

15.

When will Jesus again drink of the fruit of the

vine ? Matt. 26: 29. Note 6.

16.

How did Jesus and the disciples manifest their

joy on this occasion ? Where did they go ? Verse 30.

Notes

-"In His life and lessons, Christ has given a perfect ex-

emplification of the unselfish ministry which has its origin in God.

God does not live for Himself. By creating the world, and by

upholding all things, He is constantly ministering for others.

`He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and

sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.' This ideal of

ministry God has committed to His Son. Jesus was given to stand

at the head of humanity, that by His example He might teach

what it means to minister. His whole life was under a law of

service. He served all, ministered to all. Thus He lived the law

of God, and by His example showed how we are to obey it"—

"Desire of Ages," page 649.,

While unselfish ministry originated with God, self-seeking

and self-exaltation originated with Satan. Unconsciously, the

disciples had imbibed this worldly spirit; they strove among them-

selves which should be accounted the greatest.

"Many of their contentions for supremacy, much of their

dissatisfaction with Christ's methods, originated with Judas."

" That which ruled him was the hope of selfish benefit in' the

worldly kingdom which he expected Christ to establish."—Mrs.

1E. G. White, in "Education," pages 91, 92.

It was more than the ordinance of feet-washing Jesus was

giving the church. By this memorial He bequeathed His own

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spirit of loving ministry to His followers. This was His answer

for all time as to who should be the greatest.

"For these disciples [Judas excepted] the mission of Christ

finally accomplished its purpose. Little by little His example

and His lessons of self-abnegation molded their characters. His

death destroyed their hope of worldly greatness. The fall of

Peter, the apostasy of Judas, their own failure in forsaking Christ

in His anguish and peril, swept away their self-sufficiency. They

saw their own weakness; they saw something of the greatness of

the work committed to them • they felt their need of their Master's

guidance at every step."— Id.,

pages 93, 94.

"At the first feast He attended with His disciples [John

2:1-11], Jesus gave them the cup that symbolized His work for

their salvation. At the last supper He gave it again, in the in-

stitution of that sacred rite by which His death was to be shown

forth 'till He come.' "

"The communion service points to Christ's second coming. It

was designed to keep this hope vivid in the minds of the dis-

ciples." " The wine which Christ provided for the feast [at

Cana], and that which EIe•gave to the disciples as a symbol of

His own blood, was the pure juice of the grape."—"Desire

Ages," pages 149, 659.

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The bread used in instituting the Lord's supper was Passover

bread. Of this feast God commanded, "Unleavened bread shall be

eaten seven days • and there shall no leavened bread be seen with

thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quar-

ters." Ex. 13:7. Leaven, or fermentation, represents sin. See

1 Cor. 5:7, 8.

"So that whosoever may be eating the loaf or drinking the

cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner

shall be responsible for

the body and blood of the Lord."—

laherham's Translation.

If one

by faith discerns by these emblems his Lord dying on

Calvary to atone for his sins, having confessed them, he is not

eating and drinking "unworthily," or in an unbecoming or irrev-

erent manner.

"Looking upon the crucified Redeemer, we more fully com-

prehend the magnitude and meaning of the sacrifice made by the

Majesty of heaven. The plan of salvation is glorified before us,

and the thought of Calvary awakens living and sacred emotions

in our hearts. Praise to God and the Lamb will be in our hearts

and on our lips; for pride and self-worship can not flourish in the

soul that keeps fresh in memory the scenes of Calvpxy."—"Desire

of Ages," page 661.

Jesus longs to have His people with Him. John 17:24.

Spanning the interval between this last supper with the disciples

until that time when all the hosts of the redeemed are gathered

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about His table in heaven, Jesus covenants not to partake of the

fruit of the vine. To Him, also, it would seem the emblem is

very sacred, in that through it a most solemn covenant relation

is sustained between the redeemed and their Redeemer. Precious

Saviour! Upon His heart constantly He bears His tempted, strug-

gling children.

LESSON X — Temperance

JUNE

8, 1912

LESSON HELP:

Sabbath School Worker.

GENERAL NOTE.- In the consideration of the topic of temper-

ance as a Sabbath-school lesson, it is not the design to go into de-

tails as to what articles of food constitute a proper diet. Prin-

ciples are presented for individual help. Much will be lost, there-

fore, by those who participate in discussion of what should con-

stitute articles of diet. Quotations as notes have been taken from

"Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene," a book written by

Mrs. E. G. White, and published in 1890, because it was thought

that but few of our brethren and sisters possessed •a copy of this

excellent book: Those who do have it can use it much with profit

as a help in the study of this lesson. In -this book, page 57, are

found these words: "There is real common sense in health re-

form. People can not all eat the same things. Some articles of

food that are wholesome and palatable to one person, may be

hurtful to another. . . . So it is impossible to make an unvary-

ing rule by which to regulate every one's dietetic habits."

uestions

What exhortation is given to those who seek an

incorruptible crown? 1 Cor. 9 : 24, 25. Note 1.

What must constantly be kept in subjection by

the Christian? Why? Verse 27.

What wish did John express concerning one of

his beloved ones in the gospel ? 3 John 2. Cite a similar

instance. 1 Tim. 5 : 23.

What does the body of the Christian believer be-

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come? To whom do we belong ? Therefore what should

we seek to do? 1 Cor. 6 : 19, 20.

What follows in case we wilfully defile the body-

temple ? 1 Cor. 3 : 16, 17.

EATING AND DRINKING

In the beginning what was given man for food ?

Gen. 1: 29.

What principle should govern eating? Eccl. 10:

17; 1 Cor. 10: 31. Note 2.

What three things did Jesus mention as liable to

prevent people from being prepared to meet Him at His

coming ? Luke 21: 34. Note 3.

What food did God provide for His people in the

wilderness? Ps. 78 : 23-25.

10.

How did the children of Israel show their dis-

satisfaction with GOd's daily provision? 1 Cor. 10 : 4-10.

11.

For what were these things written? Verses

11, 12 ; Rom. 14 : 17. Note 4.

12.

In Peter's list of Christian virtues name those

which precede and follow temperance. 2 Peter 1 : 5-7.

Note 5.

13.

What is contained in the wine cup ? What warn-

ing is given concerning wine ? How does Solomon de-

scribe a drunkard's experience? Prov. 23: 29-32. From

what will drunkards be excluded? 1 Cor. 6: 10.

14.

Upon .what special point touching appetite did

Jesus gain a complete . victory ? Luke 4 : 2-4. Note 6.

15.

For what purpose did Christ give Himself up

for the church ? Eph. 5 : 26, 27.

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Notes

This is a most comprehensive text. To be temperate in

all

things includes more than reforms in a few articles of food. The

American Revised Version instead of the word "temperate" has the

word "self-control." The same rendering is given also in Acts

24:25; Gal. 5:23; 2 Peter 1:6; Titus 1:8. This expresses the

true idea of temperance. It is to be self-restrained, continent in

all things. True temperance includes the

entire life.

Some may

be temperate or Self-controlled in one or two particulars, yet very

intemperate or self-gratifying in other directions. To be tem-

perate in

"all things,"

includes temperance in eating and drink-

ing, in labor, both mental and physical, in recreation,— in fact

in everything which goes to make up the life.

"Those who are advocating a reform in diet should, by

the provision they make for their own table, present the ad-

vantages of hygiene in the best light. They should so exem-

plify its principles as to commend it to the judgment of candid

minds.

"There is a large class who will reject any reform movement,

however reasonable, if it lays a restriction upon the appetite.

They consult taste, instead of reason and the laws of health.

By this class, all who leave the beaten track of custom and advo-

cate reform will be opposed, and accounted radical, let them pursue

ever so consistent a course.

"But no one should permit opposition or ridicule to turn him

from the work of reform, or cause him to lightly regard it. He

who is imbued with the spirit which

. actuated Daniel, will not be

narrow or conceited, but he will be firm and decided in standing

for the right. In all his associations, whether with his brethren

or with others, he will not swerve from principle, while at the

same time he will not fail to manifest a noble, Christlike patience.

When those who advocate hygienic reform carry the matter to ex-

tremes, people are not to blame if they become disgusted. Too

often our religious faith is thus brought into disrepute, and in

many cases those who witness such exhibitions of inconsistency can

never afterward be brought to think that there is anything good

in the reform. Those extremists do more harm in a few months

than they can undo in a lifetime. They are engaged in a work

which Satan loves to see go on.

" Two classes have been presented. before me: first, those who

are not living up to the light which God has given them; sec-

ondly, those who are too rigid in carrying out their one-sided ideas

of reform, and enforcing them on others. When they take a posi-

tion, they stand to it stubbornly, and carry nearly everything over

the mark."—"Christian

Temperance and Bible Hygiene," pages

55, 56.

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"Surfeit.—

To feed so as to oppress the stomach and de-

range the functions of the system; to overfeed, and produce

satiety, sickness, or uneasiness; excess in eating and drinking."

—Webster.

" Overeating, even of the most wholesome food, is to be

guarded against. Nature can use no more than is required for

building up the various organs of the body, and excess clogs the

system." "Attention should be given also to the proper com-

bination of foods. By brain-workers and others of sedentary pur-

suits, but few kinds should be taken at a

meal."—"Education,"

page 205.

"Narrow ideas, an overstraining of small points, have been

a great injury to the cause of hygiene. There may be such an

effort at economy in the preparation of food, that, instead of a

healthful diet, it becomes a poverty-stricken diet. What is the

result? — Poverty of the blood. I have seen several cases of

disease most difficult to cure, which were due to impoverished diet.

The persons thus afflicted were not compelled by poverty to adopt

a meager diet, but did so in order to follow out their own errone-

ous ideas of what constitutes health reform. Day after day, meal

after meal, the same articles of food were prepared without varia-

tion, until dyspepsia and general debility resulted."—"Chris-

tian

Temperance and Bible Hygiene," page 57.

Temperance, or self-control, is only one - qualification of

many that go to make up a perfect Christian character. All these

qualifications here mentioned by Peter blend into one symmetrical

whole. Knowledge precedes temperance. Good judgment and

sound sense are needed in wisely taking hold of temperance prin-

ciples. Then it becomes a powerful adjunct in rising to the higher

attainments of patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love.

"God requires of His people continual advancement. We

need to learn that indulged appetite is the greatest hindrance to

mental improvement and soul sanctification. With all our pro-

fession of health reform, many of us eat improperly. Indulgence

of appetite is the greatest cause of physical and mental debility,

and lies largely at the foundation of feebleness and premature

death. Let the individual who is seeking to possess purity of

spirit bear in mind that in Christ there is power to control the

appetite."—"Testimonies

for the Church," volume 9, page 156.

LESSON XI — Religious Liberty

JUNE 15, 1912 -

. LESSON HELPS: "Great Controversy," pages 582-587;

Sab-

bath School Worker.

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Questions

To whom belongs all authority? Rom. 1.3: 1.

For what purpose have governments been estab-

lished by the Lord ? Verses 3, 4.

Should the Christian render conscientious obedi-

ence to the laws not conflicting with the word of God in

the government where he resides ? Verses 6, 7.

When there is conflict between the command of

Prod and the requirements of any earthly government,

what should the Christian do ? Acts 5 : 29 ; 4:19.

Cite an instance where God vindicated servants

of His in disobeying the command of an earthly mon-

arch. Dan. 3: 13-27. Note 1.

How did the faithfulness of these three men in-

fluence the ruling monarch ? Verses 28, 29.

Tell how another king was led to make a decree

that interfered with the worship of God. Dan. 6 : 1-9.

What did Daniel know? What did he do? Verse

10.

What did his accusers do ? What did they tell the

king ? Verses 11, 13.

10.

How did the king feel? What did he do? What

did he say to Daniel? Verses 14, 16.

11.

How did God interpose to preserve the life of

His servant? Verses 21, 22.

12.

When Herod had apprehended Peter and caused

him to be chained in prison, how was he delivered 7

Acts 12: 5-11.

13.

In what way were the plans of the magistrates

at Philippi changed by the Lord? Acts 16: 25-31.

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14.

What is made clear by these instances with ref-

erence to personal accountability to. Gad? Note 2.

15.

What instruction did Christ give regarding the

.Christian's duty toward God and Cesar? Matt. 22:

17-21.

THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST

16.

When God's ideal is reached concerning the do-

minion of earth, who will wield the scepter ? Gen. 49 :

10; Eze. 21 : 26, 27 ; Isa. 9 : 6, 7.

17.

What shall be the nature of the reign in Christ's

eternal kingdom? What is said of His subjects? Heb.

1:8, 9; Ps. 37:11.

18.

When oppressed unjustly by earthly powers,

with what may the child of God comfort himself James

5: 7; Rev. 19 : 11-16. Note 3.

Notes

Here a powerful king commanded worship to an image

had set up. This command would require the breaking of God's

holy law. These three loyal men respectfully yet firmly an-

nounced to the king that whether their God 'preserved their lives

or not, they would not worship this image he had set up, nor bow

down to it.' Here principle was involved. It was impossible to

obey the king, and at the same time remain true and loyal to the

God of heaven whom they served. The issue was thus sharply

drawn between obeying God, or the king's commandment — be-

tween the worship of the Creator, or the worship of a false god.

These Hebrews chose to ''obey God rather than men," and heaven

set its seal upon their choice.

The three Hebrew brethren did not lose their individual

accountability amid the throng of worshipers in the plain of Dura.

No king could answer for them before that God whom they served.

Rom. 14:12. Likewise in the experience of Daniel, Peter, and all

the martyrs suffering affliction rather than to disobey God by

obeying some earthly ruler acting out of the ordained sphere of

civil government.

"The time is coming when God's people will feel the hand

of persecution

because they keep holy the seventh

day. Satan has

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caused the change of the Sabbath in the hope of carrying out his

purpose for the defeat of God's plans. He seeks to make the

commands of God ef less force in the world than human laws.

The man of sin, who thought to change times and laws, and who

has always oppressed the people of God, will cause laws to be made

enforcing the observance of the first day of

the week. But God's •

people are to stand firm for Him. And the Lord will work in their

behalf showing plainly that He is the God of gods."---"

Testi-

monies for the Church," volume 9, pages 229, 530.

LESSON XI

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Tithes and Offerings

JUNE 22, 1912

LESSON HELPS:

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Patriarchs and Prophets,''

' pages 525-529;

Sabbath School Worker,

Questions

Into what do those fall who choose to be rich ?

What is said of the love of money ? What exhortation

is given the man of God? 1 Tim. 6: 9-11 (see American

Revised Version). Note 1.

How much money is brought into the world at

birth? How much can be carried out? With what

should we be content ? Verses 7, 8.

How does Heaven value contentment with godli-

ness? Verse 6.

What searching question of God must every one

sooner or later face who selfishly lays up treasure for

himself on earth? Luke 12 : 20, 21.

How much of man's time does God claim as His

own? How much of his property ? Ex. 20: 8-11; Lev.

27 : 30.

What offense is charged against the one who ap-

propriates God's tithe to himself ? Mal. 3 : 8, 9.

SABBATH-SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY

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What command is transgressed in each case ? Ex.

20: 17 (the first four words). Note 2.

Why is covetousness so offensive to God? Eph.

5 : 5; Rom. 8:32. Note 3.

Were all the tithe brought in, what would be the

result ? Mal. 3 : 10. Note 4.

10.

When means is selfishly withheld from the work

of God, by His people, how does God sometimes arouse

them? Haggai 1 : 9. Note 5.

vows

11.

At Bethel what sacred vow did Jacob make to

God? Gen. 28: 20-22. Note 6.

12.

How did David regard his vows of consecration

or duty? Ps. 61 : 5; 66 : 13, 14.

13.

Should the payment of a vow be put off ? What.

is preferable to failure to pay? Ecel. 5:4-6.

14.

Upon whom does God command special bless-

ings? Isa. 32: 8; Prov. 11: 25.

Notes

The

love

of money has its root in covetousness. Covetous-

ness underlies all evil. It was Lucifer's coveting the place oc-

cupied by God that led him into sin. He coveted the worship, the

honor, the power belonging to the Creator. Those who

will

rich, those who bend every power of their being to acquire the

possession of money, fall into hurtful lusts which drown men in

perdition. This is an age of the world when this one thing has

well-nigh become the overmastering ambition. Colossal fortunes

are amassed only to become a curse to the possessor, to drag the

soul down to perdition. From all this God seeks to deliver His

children.

It is plain that before one can take for himself God's holy

time, the seventh day, he must covet it. It is equilly clear that

this same commandment is also broken, as well as the eighth,

before one can place with his own stuff God's part, the tenth,

made holy by His reservation for a sacred use.

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Says the deceiver:

"Go, make the possessors of lands and money drunk with

the cares of this life. Present the world before them in its most

attractive light, that they may lay up their treasure here, and

fix their affections on earthly things. We must do our utmost to

prevent those who labor in God's cause from obtaining means to

use against us. Keep the money in our own ranks. The more

means they obtain, the more they will injure our kingdom by ta-

king from us our subjects. Make them care more for money than

for the building up of Christ's kingdom and the spread of the

truths we hate, and we need not fear their influence; for we know

that every selfish, covetous person will fall under our power, and

will be separated finally from God's people."—Mrs.

E. G. White,

in 1911 Week of Prayer Readings.

3. "It was a costly sacrifice that the Lord of heaven made.

Divine benevolence was stirred to its unfathomable depths; it was

impossible for God to give more. . . . Why is our gratitude so

limited? It is only as a ripple on the surface, compared with the

great tide of love that flows to us from the Father."—"

Testi-

monies for the Church," volume 9, pages 59, 60.

/ 4. "If our churches will take their stand upon the Lord's

word, and be faithful in paying

their tithe into His treasury,

more laborers will be encouraged to take up ministerial work.

More men would give themselves to the ministry were they not

told of the depleted treasury. There should be an abundant

supply in the Lord's treasury, and there would be if selfish hearts

and hands had not withheld the tithes, or made use of them to

support other lines of work."-,

,1d.,

page 249.

"There are many who urge that they can not do more for

God's cause than they now do; but they do not give according

to their ability. The Lord sometimes opens the eyes blinded by

selfishness by simply reducing their income to the amount they

are willing to give. Horses are found 'dead in the field or stable,

houses or barns are destroyed by fire, or crops fail. In many

cases God tests man with blessings, and if unfaithfulness is mani-

fested in rendering to Him tithes and offerings, His blessing

is withdrawn."—"

Testimonies for,the Church,' volume 4, page

484.

A vow or pledge to give the Lord certain things, made at

times of spiritual refreshing when the Holy Spirit moves the heart

to benevolence, God holds very sacred indeed. It can not ruth-

lessly be set aside, nor later counted as a light matter, without

great peril to the soul.

"Jacob made his vow while refreshed by the dews of grace,

and invigorated by the presence and assurance of God. After

the divine glory had passed away, he had temptations, like men in.

SABBATH-SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY

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our time; but he was faithful to his vow, and would not harbor

thoughts as to the possibility of being released from the pledge

which he had made/He might have reasoned much as men do

now, that this revelation was only a dream, that he was unduly

excited when he made his vow, and that therefore it need not be

kept; but he did not.

"Long years intervened before Jacob dared to return to his

own country; but when he did, he faithfully discharged his debt

to his Master. He had become a wealthy man, and a very large

amount of property passed from his possession to the treasury

of the Lord.

"Many in our day fail where Jacob made a success. Those

to whom God has given the greatest amount have the strongest

inclination to retain what they have, because they must give a

sum proportionate to their property. Jaeob gave the tenth of

all that he had, and then reckoned the use of the tenth, and gave

the Lord the benefit of that which be had used for his own interest

during the time he was in a heathen land, and could not pay his

vow. This was a large amount, but he did not hesitate; that

which he had vowed to God he did not regard as his, but as the

Lord's."—

Id., pages 466, 467.

LESSON XIII — Review

JUNE 29,.1912

Questions

Show that man was not created with an immortal

soul. Having lost his life through disobedience, how

only could he obtain immortality?

Becluse of sin what has passed upon all men?

Prove that the Son of God arose from the dead. What

bearing has this upon the death and life of His saints?

How did Paul speak of the judgment? Who com-

pose the heavenly judgment court? What are used as

the judgment proceeds ? By what is every case decided?

Who will execute the judgment determined upon ?

How many resurrections are there ? Who are

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SABBATH-SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY

raised in the first resurrection? Who in the second?

How many years intervene between them? In con-

nection with what event are the righteous raised? What

has made the resurrection possible ?

By whom were the angels brought into existence?

Describe their work and power. What will be the work

of the holy angels at the time of Christ's second coming

and the resurrection of the righteous?

With whom did sin originate ? What became of

those who sinned in heaven? Cite texts which prove that

the dead do not appear to living friends and loved

ones. Where do fallen angels meet their doom ?

What change did Jesus say must take place in

order to be saved? Who alone can change the heart?

Then what can be said of this same individual?

Why was Jesus baptized? In following the Lord

by baptism into death, what is necessary on the part of

the believer ? What should precede burial ? What

power belongs to the believer as he comes forth from his

watery grave?

In serving others, whose example are we following ?

State the real lesson conveyed in the ordinance of feet-

washing. What double significance attaches to the me-

morial presented by the Lord in the broken bread and

the wine?

10.

In how many things should the Christian be tem-

perate? Name three things mentioned by the Saviour

which His people in the last generation must guard

against. Why is strong drink a curse? Prov. 23: 29-32.

11.

To whom belongs all power? When the com-

mands of earthly powers conflict with the command-

SABBATH-SCHOOL LESSON. QUARTERLY

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ments of God, what is the duty of the Christian? To

whom must every one give an account of himself De-

scribe the nature of Christ's kingdom and reign. Heb.

1 : 8, 9.

12. What prompts the selfish love of money? What

is of more value than all the wealth of the world? Why

does God hate covetousness? What would be the result

if all the tithe were brought into the treasury ? De-

scribe the nature of vows to God.

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